Hair-drying apparatus



Dec, 30, 1930. c. VAN DER HEUEL HAIR DRYING APPARATUS Inventor forney Filed Nov. 30, 1929 Patented Dec. 30, 1930 UNITED STATES CORNEAL VAN DER HEUEL, OF RICHMOND HILL, NEW YORK HAIR-DRYING APPARATUS Application led November 30, 1929. Serial No. 410,732.

This invention relates to improvements in hair drying apparatus.

In beauty parlors and hair waving establishrnents it is the general practice to provide portable individual hair drying machines for the dryin of ladies hair and it is imperative that a sop be equipped with a number of these machines to meet the demand of its business. This entails an expense on the part of the shop owner which is overcome by the use of my multiple hair drying apparatus whereby a number of heads of hair may be dried in one operation, thus effecting a saving in the cost of equipment, as

well as in the cost of operation and upkeep.

Another object is to provide a multiple hair drying apparatus which includes an elongated conduit adapted to be supported in an elevated osition and which is closed at one end, whi e its opposite end is connected to an electric hot air blower, there being outlets along the length of the conduit to which caps or hoods are attached for fitting upon the head of the user, the saine operating on an air velocity principle and means for proportionately controlling the flow of heated air to the respective outlets.

With these and other objects in view, the invention resides in certain novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts, the essential features of which are hereinafter fully explained, are particularly pointed out in the appended claim, and are illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a top plan View of my improved hair drying apparatus.

Figure 2- is a side elevational View of the saine.

Figure 3 is an enlarged fragmentary vertical longitudinal sectional view.

Referring to the drawing by reference characters, the numeral 10 designates my improved hair drying apparatus in its entirety, and which includes an elongated pipe or conduit 11 supported in an elevated position upon-a wall or like supporting structure 12, by brackets or hangers 13. One end of the pipe or conduit 11 is closed as at 14, while attached to the opposite open end is an electrically operated liot air blower 15 of the usual Well known construction, and which blower has its outlet ixedly attached to the open end of the said conduit. Extending outwardly at an acute angle with respect to the length of the pipe 11 and equidistantly spaced therealong' are branch pipes or outlet nozzles 16, the ,free ends of which terminate in flanges 17 to which hoods or caps 18, such as shown in dotted lines in Figure 2 of the drawing may be attached.

The communicating openings 19 between the interior of the ,pipe- 11 and the branch pipes 16 gradually increase in size from the closed end 14 toward the opposite inlet end, as will be seen by reference to Figures 1 and 2 of t-lie drawing, while certain of the communicating openings 19 are restricted by baffle or deflector walls 20 which extend withthe same operates on an air velocity principle, otherwise a vacuum would occur at the openings 19 adjacent the inlet end of the conduit.

For the purpose of closing off the passage of air through the branch pipes 16 and for 8 regulating the flow'therethrough, I provide dampers 21 within the respective branch pipes and which. may be actuated by the handles 22 associated therewith. The flow may be entirely shut 0H when the particular nozzle is not in use, or the flow may be regulate-d by the adjustment of the damper 21.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that the persons whose heads of hair are t-o be dried may take up a position beneath the respective outlet nozzles 16 and any number may be dried in one operation, depending upon-the capacity of the particular apparatus.- The force of the hot air from the respective nozzles may be regulated as of said openings.

before stated in accordance with the wishes of the individual whose hair is-being dried.

In establishments where individual booths are provided for the patrons, 'the nozzles or outlets 17 may be connected by flexible hose, and the same led to the respective booths for private drying operations.

lVhile I have described what I deem to be t-he most desirable embodiment of my invention, it is obvious that many of the details may be varied Aif desired without in any way departing from'the spirit of the same, and I therefore do not limit myself to the precise details of construction herein set forth, nor to anything less than the whole of my invention, limited only by the appended claim.

' Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters- A hair drying apparatus comprising a main pipe open at one end and closed at its opposite end, an electric hot air blower attached to the open end of said pipe, branch pipes extending at an acute angle from said main pipe and depending downwardly therefrom, means whereby a proportionate amount of air passing through said main pipe mayfbe diverted into the respective ranch pipes, said means including various sized openlngs between the main pipe and the respective branch pipes, said Openings decreasing in size towards the outer closed end of the main pipe, and deiector walls extending within said main pipe adjacent certain In testimony whereof I a'HiX my signature.

CORNEAL VAN DER HEUEL. 

